Designation B908 − 14 Standard Practice for the Use of Color Codes for Zinc Casting Alloy Ingot1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation B908; the number immediately following the designat[.]
Designation: B908 − 14 Standard Practice for the Use of Color Codes for Zinc Casting Alloy Ingot1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation B908; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval B952 Specification for Zinc Alloys in Ingot Form for Spin Casting E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS) 2.3 ISO Standard: ISO 301 Zinc alloy ingots intended for casting, 1981-05-153 2.4 CEN Standard: EN 1774 Zinc and zinc alloys—Alloys for foundry purposes—Ingot and liquid, September 19974 Scope* 1.1 This standard is published with the following objectives: 1.2 To establish standard color codes for the Zinc Die Casting and Foundry industry, and 1.3 To standardize the use and application of these color codes 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to become familiar with all hazards including those identified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product/material as provided by the manufacturer, to establish appropriate safety and health practices, and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use Terminology 3.1 Terms shall be defined in accordance with Terminology B899 Significance and Use 4.1 The purpose of these color codes is to allow for quick identification of ingot bundles or jumbo ingots of zinc casting alloys Other than jumbo ingots, this standard is not intended to imply that each ingot will be color-coded but only that each ingot bundle be color coded Referenced Documents 2.1 The following documents of the issue in effect on date of order acceptance form a part of this specification to the extent referenced herein: 4.2 Each ingot bundle or jumbo ingot shall be identified with the appropriate color code listed in Table 2.2 ASTM Standards:2 B240 Specification for Zinc and Zinc-Aluminum (ZA) Alloys in Ingot Form for Foundry and Die Castings B275 Practice for Codification of Certain Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Cast and Wrought B327 Specification for Master Alloys Used in Making Zinc Die Casting Alloys B792 Specification for Zinc Alloys in Ingot Form for Slush Casting B793 Specification for Zinc Casting Alloy Ingot for Sheet Metal Forming Dies and Plastic Injection Molds B892 Specification for ACuZinc5 B899 Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys 4.3 The color will be applied as a stripe, or stripes, on two adjacent sides of the ingot bundle or jumbo ingot The color stripes will be applied to include the ingot bundle foot 4.4 When using multiple stripes, the colored stripes will be applied from left to right as indicated in Table 4.5 In the absence of a written agreement to the contrary between the supplier and end user, the North American color code will be the standard for all North American transactions; for all other transactions the International Color Code will be used Keywords 5.1 ACuZinc; ACuZinc5; color; color code; Kirksite; Kirksite A; Kirksite B; non-ferrous metals; Zamak; Zamak 2; Zamak 3; Zamak 5; Zamak 7; zinc; zinc alloys; zinc-aluminum alloys; zinc-copper-aluminum alloys This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B02.04 on Zinc and Cadmium Current edition approved Oct 1, 2014 Published October 2014 Originally approved in 2000 Last previous edition approved in 2009 as B908 – 09 DOI: 10.1520/B0908-14 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website “English Version” available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org “English Version” available from Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way, East Englewood, CO 80112-5704, http://global.ihs.com *A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 United States B908 − 14 TABLE Color Codes UNSA Common Alloy Alloy Alloy Alloy ZA-8 ZA-12 ZA-27 ACuZinc V12 V12-5 Slush Casting Alloy A Slush Casting Alloy B Zinc Casting Alloy for Dies and Molds - A Zinc Casting Alloy for Dies and Molds - B HF SC-A SC-B SC-C SC-D SC-E SC-F ZA-73G Z33521 Z33522 Z35530 Z35540 Z35635 Z35630 Z35840 Z46540 Z33730 Z34510 Z30500 Z35543 Z35542 TBD Z35550 Z35551 Z35534 Z35547 Z35548 Z35552 Z56500 ASTM Standard B240 B240 B240 B240 B240 B240 B240 B892 B327 B327 B792 B792 B793 B793 BXXX B952 B952 B952 B952 B952 B952 B952 ASTM Alloy AG 40AC AG 40BC AC 41AC AC 43AC ZA-8 ZA-12 ZA-27 Zn-Cu5-AI3 V12 V12-5 Slush Casting Alloy A Slush Casting Alloy B Die & Mold Alloy A Die & Mold Alloy B High Fluidity Alloy Alloy SC-A Alloy SC-B Alloy SC-C Alloy SC-D Alloy SC-E Alloy SC-F ZA-73 Traditional Zamak Zamak Zamak Zamak ZA-8 ZA-12 ZA-27 ACuZinc5F V12 V12-5 Slush Casting Alloy A Slush Casting Alloy B Kirksite A Kirksite B HF SC-A SC-B SC-C SC-D SC-E SC-F ZA-73 North AmericaB None Brown Black Green Blue Orange Purple Red Pink Pink/Black Black/Red Black/Orange Green/Red Green/Black Red/Brown Green/Black Green/Purple Green/Yellow Green/Blue Green/Red Green/Orange Blue/Orange Color Code International White/YellowD White/BrownE White/BlackD White/GreenD White/BlueD White/OrangeD White/PurpleD White/RedE White/PinkE White/Pink/Black White/Black/RedE White/Black/OrangeE White/Green/RedE White/Green/BlackE White/Red/Brown White/Green/Black White/Green/Black White/Green/Yellow White/Green/Blue White/Green/Red White/Green/Orange White/Blue/Orange A UNS assignations were established in accordance with Practice E527 The last digit of a UNS number differentiates between alloys of similar composition The North American system is design to be a simplified version of the International system by eliminating the leading white stripe and in the case of Alloy eliminating all stripes C ASTM alloy designations established in accordance with Practice B275 D The color codes for these alloys are adapted from European standard (CEN) specification EN 1774 No color coding currently exists in International standard ISO 301 E These alloys are not currently included in European standard EN 1774 nor International standard ISO 301 and no color codes have previously been assigned F ACuZinc and ACuZinc5 are registered names of the General Motors Corporation G ZA-73 is also often used as a hot-chamber die casting alloy and foundry casting alloy B SUMMARY OF CHANGES Committee B02 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (B908–09) that may impact the use of this standard (Approved October 1, 2014.) 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